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Tang Pavilion

3.6 (385 reviews)
ModerateShanghainese
Open • 11:00 am - 10:00 pm
Updated 2 months ago

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Moderate noise
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Good for kids
Good for groups

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Lauren S.

Delish modern Chinese dining in the heart of Midtown. Sichuan spice and Hong Kong style dim sum is hard to find! I loved the Peking Duck, Beef with Scallion, Stir-Fried Lobster with Ginger and Scallion, Dry Pot Sliced Beef, and the Crab and Pork Soup Dumplings. They have great lunch specials and a private area perfect for parties. Great service!

Orrin E.

Joined some friends for a late lunch. What a nice surprise. The staff was so friendly and welcoming. Our friends had been there before and ordered a few things before we arrived Eggplant, green beans and a chicken dish. We ventured off the beaten path and ordered a bitter melon scallop soup, similar to an egg drop soup, but it had a nice little burst of flavor when you got to the finely diced melon. Shrimp & pork soup dumplings were really good. The glass noodles in beef were typical but hands down the whole Peking duck was the star of the meal.the meat was tender, moist, flavorful and the skin was perfectly crispy, not greasy. As a special treat we had a few packaged crackers and cookies and some amazing chrysanthemum and coconut jelly. It was a great way to end a really productive weekend in the city.

Emma Z.

My husband and I attend a church nearby, and this evening we came here for dinner prior to a church concert. The staff were very nice, and the ambiance was warm and charming. The dishes all tasted great, and they provided us with a lot of free yummy dessert. We had a good experience there and we will be back again.

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Carmine B.

Our fist time here. We typically go downtown to China Town whenever we are on the mood for Chinese food. Tonight, we were not wanting to trek from our home in mid town to down town... We stumbled upon Tang Pavillion and glad we did. We ordered (not in picture set) wonton soup and fried pork dumpling to start. Both were freshly made and the dough was just right. Our main Peking Duck was really well prepared. The meat was moist. The skin was crispy and not overly cooked/burnt. The wraps for the Peking Duck are made from tapioca flour which makes it semisweet and a good chewy texture. The pork fried rice was perfectly cooked as well. Don't know if it was that it was freshly cooled or the ingredients, but the flavor and texture we also well balanced. We will be heading back (after they re-open)....they are closing starting Tomorrow for a 2 week refresh renovation.

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Nando F.

I find Tang Pavillion's lunch specials to be very decent. They average $15 + tax. Their rice dishes come with choice of a Hot & Sour soup or a Spring Roll. They are swift and they take care of you with a friendly smile. I feel they are a solid choice for quick lunches if you are in their vicinity.

Everything about Tang Pavilion is EXCELLENT!! I've seen a lot of celebrities there, including Mario Lopez two nights in a row!

beef in hot chili oil, salt and pepper shrimp, string beans. Delicious!

Tang Pavilion has been one of our tried and true NYC go tos for more than 15 years! We found it quite by accident one night after seeing a show. The service is fantastic, the big round tables with lazy Susan are perfect for a large crowd, you can almost always get a reservation, and the food is delicious. Its relaxing and just good vibes all around. The waiters are so helpful with the menu so if you like recommendations from the staff this is a good choice for you.

General Tso's Chicken - sorry it was so good I couldn't wait to take a picture!
Yvonne C.

Popped in for lunch on a rainy day mostly because we were tired of walking around and I have to say, one of the best decisions we made! The food was delicious, I recommend the spicy shredded beef it was crispy and just a tad spicy. The steamed pork dumplings were also delicious as was the General Tso's chicken. We split the entrees thinking we probably wouldn't finish it, but we finished everything! They have great lunch specials so will be back! I also want to say the waitstaff were kind and attentive and the main dining area is not visible from the street, so it can fit quite a bit of people.

Drunk Chicken- purposefully cold appetizer. So fucking good! A+++++
Florence C.

Excellent Shanghainese meal near MOMA. I came here with 2 other adults and 2 kids around lunchtime on a weekend and we were greeted and seated right away. In fact, service was excellent throughout. We ordered 3 dishes which were just right with no leftovers. The Drunk Chicken is a MUST! Typically served cold, the Shaoxing wine flavor of its brine really shined through for an extremely tasty chicken. Then the Shanghai-Style Noodles (customized with tofu) are ANOTHER MUST TRY! The texture and bite of these noods was so satisfying! Then their 8-Jewel Shrimp dish off of their Shanghai Specials menu was chock full of yummy shrimp, tofu, edamame, mushrooms, and more with well-balanced spice. I would order everything again! Let's Tang!!! NOTES/TIPS: **Wheelchair-accessible space and restrooms **Plenty of tables, vast menu. Most entrees come with rice.

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Tang Pavilion is one of my favorites in midtown. Great food, polite and efficient service and a calm, clean decor

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4.2(2.2k reviews)
3.5 mi•Chinatown, Civic Center
•$$

Four of us had dinner here on Labor Day evening. When we arrived, we were told to expect a fifteen…read moreminute wait for seating, and it was pretty much on the dot. A carafe of water was promptly brought to the table. We took a long time with the menu because it is extensive, and wonderful. We finally agreed on Crab & Pork Soup Dumplings, Kau Fu, Dry Sautéed Green Beans with Meat, Salt & Pepper Squid, and Shanghainese Style Rice Cakes. The Kau Fu arrived first, and was truly exceptional, with large, firm, and juicy chunks of seitan, and a good sprinkling of large, not rubbery tree ears. My friend who said she didn't like seitan tried it, and liked it a lot. Kai Fu has a slight licorish flavor, and is a little sweet. We finished every bite. Moving on to the soup dumplings, the broth was delicate and the skins were thin and tender, altogether the best I've had in a long time. The green beans were perfect, seared and crispy, as they should be, with ground pork and a little pickled veg. The rice cakes were appropriately chewy, and we enjoyed the baby bok choy, mushrooms, and shrimp in the mild sauce. The squid was the only dish that wasn't perfect, being a little bland and a tiny bit too chewy for the size of the pieces. The service was attentive without being too much. We were offered hot tea, and a second carafe of water, without having to ask. The noise level from the other diners was a bit high for me, but I put my hearing aids on the noisy/party setting, and I could hear my friends, which was the important thing. We all agreed that we needed to come back again (and again) to try other dishes. I especially want to have the Hong Kong style Hot & Sour soup, which you can't get at most Chinese restaurants.

Have been here a few times since my last review so wanted to update on the improvements…read more 1. Soup Dumplings - def one of the better ones in Chinatown. Skin pretty thin so they pop really easily 2. Garlic Cucumber - kind of bland, we added the chili oil to make it taste better 3. Pork & Shrimp Shumai - filled with meat, steamed fresh, at least 2 small shrimps per piece 4. Beef Shanghai style noodles - much better this time!! My issue last time was that it was SO SALTY. It's wayyy better this time. Kind of oily for my taste but the flavor was there!! I like that the seating is spacious and they don't try to cram tables and people right up on top of each other even when there's a line out the door.

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Cheli - I love the pork belly. The veggies were a little undercooked, but it still tasted pretty good.

Cheli

4.2(499 reviews)
2.4 mi•East Village

Came in late in the evening on a Thursday while it was quite busy, but my party of 2 was seated in…read moreabout 10 mins. Service is super efficient, to order food you use a tablet at the table and order drinks from the servers. The dining room is beautiful and kind of peaceful. I saw quite a few large parties so this spot seems good for groups. We started with the truffle pork soup dumplings which might be the best I've ever had. The soup was the perfect temperature and so so flavorful. I would come back just for the dumplings. The mapo tofu and sauteed green beans came next, and we ordered two sides of plain white rice which came in a generously sized bowl. Portion sizes are large here, we had plenty of leftovers. We went for more familiar dishes, which were so well done, but all the different dishes flying through the dining room looked incredible. Will definitely be coming back to explore the rest of the menu.

Service is fast and reliable - you order from an iPad and the dishes come out. The space is a bit…read moretight, but typical for Manhattan. The inside is decorated very nicely. - Salted Ham Mixed Rice, (5/5): it was nice and savory, slightly salty, and it also had like little bits of pork fat in it and it was sooo flavorful. And the crackly bits of rice were so good - Qianlong's Favorite Eel, (3/5): the sauce was a bit too sweet for my liking, and the eel meat was a bit rubbery. I can see this being a fave if you like sweeter savory dishes - Grilled Beef Rib and Peppers, (4/5): the meat is soooo tender, and falls off the bone. It's very black pepper forward, and you can tell the entire dish is coated with cornstarch given the thick sauce. it was again, a bit on the sweeter side for me, but other than that it can be enjoyed by those who don't do well with spice - Ginger & Chili Frog, (4.5/5): lots of pieces of frog, and it wasn't spicy at first but it builds. You can really see and taste the ginger chunks- it is definitely very ginger forward with several different pao cai chillies (very sour, pungent, and spicy!) - Che Li's Pork Belly, (3/5): I'm personally not a big fan of pork belly, but my friend loves this! I see a lot of people order this, so don't take my word for it, try it yourself! - Sautéed Water Spinach, (3/5): pretty standard, tasted fresh, not much seasoning - Spicy Hunan Beef, (4/5): a very hot dry spice that goes well with rice. The beef texture was inconsistent, which knocked down some points Overall, I enjoyed my experience here and I would come again.

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4.6(1k reviews)
0.9 mi•Midtown East
•$$
Takes reservations
Kid friendly

Crab tofu and crispy carp are highlights - get them! Crab tofu has great depth of flavor. Crispy…read morecarp is fried very well, and texturally very crunchy, very pleasing to eat. Pumpkin cake dessert is a delicious mochi texture, with red bean in the middle, but it's not too sweet. Eggplant is drenched in garlic sauce and goes very well with rice. Everything else is solid, and all well cooked here.

Came here on a tuesday evening at 6:30 PM with a reservation for 3. They would not seat us until…read moreall of us had arrived. It was a bit of a tight space, with limited room between tabels. It was also a bit loud. The service was great, with waiters very quickly bringing us our food and refilling our water. We tried the pork dumplings in chili oil, the tea smoked duck with sticky rice, fragrant fish fillet, and sauteed spring beans. The pork dumplings in chili oil were my favorite, despite the sauce not really tasting anything like chili oil. It tasted more like peking duck sauce. The entrees were good, but didn't really stand out much to me. We were expecting duck with a bowl of sticky rice on the side, but were surprised to find sticky rice layered on top of duck. It was more sticky rice than duck, and came with some sort of sweet and sour sauce. The fragrant fish fillet was pretty mild in flavor, although the fish was cooked well. The sauteed green beans were pretty standard. All the dishes that were said to have one level of spice had no spice at all. The final bill came out to be around $40 per person after tip and tax, which I found expensive for what we got.

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